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Author: Ken Dibble
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To: dng
Old-Topics: Re: [DNG] Probable installer Bug
Subject: Re: [DNG] Probable installer Bug
On 8/28/23 08:37, Ken Dibble wrote:
> On 8/27/23 22:22, Ralph Ronnquist wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 09:08:13AM -0400, Ken Dibble wrote:
>>> kdibble@thinkstation:~$ uname -a
>>> Linux thinkstation 5.10.0-25-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.191-1
>>> (2023-08-16) x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>
>>> kdibble@thinkstation:~$ cat /etc/issue
>>> Devuan GNU/Linux 4 \n \l
>>>
>>> kdibble@thinkstation:~$ ls -l / | grep tmp
>>> drwxrwxrwt  10 root    root         4096 Aug 27 08:59 tmp
>>> kdibble@thinkstation:~$
>>>
>>>
>>> ca-certificates-java/oldstable-updates 20190909+deb11u1 all
>>> [upgradable from: 20190909]
>>>
>>> won't install if /tmp is not on its' own partition (can't be remounted)
>>>
>>>
>>> Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
>>> Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-updates/main amd64
>>> ca-certificates-java all 20190909+deb11u1 [15.9 kB]
>>> Fetched 15.9 kB in 4s (3,856 B/s)
>>> mount: /tmp: mount point not mounted or bad option.
>>> E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Pre-Invoke 'mount -o remount,exec
>>> /tmp'
>>> E: Sub-process returned an error code
>> Which "installer" are you talking about?
>>
>> This appears to be either an issue with the particular package. It
>> does seem odd that the pre-invoke of a package tries to remount /tmp.
>>
>> You should send submit a bug report, which would be an email to
>> <submit@???> with the first 2 body lines being:
>> ----
>> Package: ca-certificates-java
>> Version: 20190909+deb11u1
>> ----
>>
>> Other than that, you fill up the email with useful information, like
>> that you've posted here.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> Ralph.
>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Ken
>>>
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>
> Thanks, my choice of incorrect language.  I should have said package. 
> I was trying to express 'installation of package fails'.
>
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ken
>

Well, that is a fail.

What now?


Here is the belated reply from Debian.

Subject:
Re: Bug Report
From:
Andreas Beckmann <anbe@???>
Date:
11/27/23, 08:55

To:
1050710-done@???


On Mon, 28 Aug 2023 08:43:08 -0400 Ken Dibble <ken@???> wrote:
> Package: ca-certificates-java
> Version: 20190909+deb11u1


> kdibble@thinkstation:~$ cat /etc/issue
> Devuan GNU/Linux 4 \n \l


> Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera-updates/main amd64
> ca-certificates-java all 20190909+deb11u1 [15.9 kB]
> Fetched 15.9 kB in 4s (3,856 B/s)


This is not Debian.

> mount: /tmp: mount point not mounted or bad option.
> E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Pre-Invoke 'mount -o remount,exec
> /tmp'
> E: Sub-process returned an error code


This Pre-Invoke command does not come from ca-certificates-java. It's
either some Devuan thing or from the local admin.

Please report this to Devuan (unless it's a local issue), I'm closing
the Debian report now.


Andreas